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vestigial remnant

In reference to a trace or rudimentary structure, generally the remanant(s) of an embryonic or evolutionary structure no longer of functional significance in the mature organism.

Specific

appendix; vermiform appendix vestigial left superior vena cava (vein of Marshall)

General

anatomic structure

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.